# Gawar Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Gawar

Gawar is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181206**. The 2011 Census counted **469 people in 110 households**, the 153rd largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 469people (2011)
- 110households
- 84.8%literacy
- 181206PIN code

## Gawar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gawar is 181206.** Gawar falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181206
- Gram panchayatSarwal
- Community development blockKhour
- Census village code005611

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gawar from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)38 km by road
- Akhnoor (nearest town)28 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gawar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gawar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jourian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gawar known for?

The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 74% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gawar

Of every 100 households in Gawar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gawar · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**85%

Tap water ****8%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**66%

Use banking services ****99%**

**78%

Television ****75%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gawar?

■ Gawar · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**785

Working population ****37.5%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 77.0% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 108 (61%) · **■** Other work 56 (32%) · **■** Marginal 12 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Akhnoor

- Rajpora493 people
- Rameen Makhian484 people
- Batal482 people
- Bali480 people
- Lahar457 people
- Nikian441 people
- Rakh Kharoon440 people
- Sangranpur433 people

[All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gawar?181206
- How far is Gawar from Jammu?38 km by road
- What is the population of Gawar?469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gawar in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gawar?84.8% (Census 2011)